Wellington, KS

Woods Park

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davetherocketguy
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.6 years 114 played 105 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Its a bottle of pop thats been open too long - flat

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 5, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Concrete tees
- Old but functioning Innova Discatchers
- #6 is a fun little downhill tunnel shot
- #3 goes over a pond but has a nice bailout area to the left
- Signage is old school DGA material and seems accurate - until you get to 14.
- Several of the holes are next to the river here and it's surprisingly scenic. The water comes into play for aggressive shots but there is plenty of area to avoid the water.
- With the flat nature of this course and wide expanses of mowed grass this is an awesome place to practice your roller game.

Cons:

- Holy cow are there a lot of noisy trains next to this park. I guess you get used to it?
- With the exception of 3-6 this is an extraordinarily flat course.
- Many of the holes are real yawners - especially 14 through 18. Just boring straight ahead flat fairways.
- 4 and 5 have parallel fairways going on opposite directions and are way too close to each other. Not a fan.
- Other than "next tee" arrows on the signage there is nothing for navigation and there really needs to be more. UDisc is essential for finding your way around.
- There is acres of space between some of these holes and I just don't understand why.
- The signage and UDIsc do not agree at all between 14-17. I do not understand what is going on here but it sort of looks like someone might be rearranging hole numbers and order. I followed UDisc and that seemed to make sense.
- Lots of sketchy looking individuals just hanging around doing...whatever. Didn't feel real comfortable playing by myself here.

Other Thoughts:

Woods Park reflects the state it resides in...flat. Like billiard ball table flat. But there are a few niceties that don't make it horrible. The river on the one side is nice. I'm sure when things aren't in a drought condition like they are now the pond on #3 is pretty cool. Unfortunately that pond currently smells like poo. I was in the area attending a rocket launch in Argonia and had some time to play a round. I don't regret the time I spent playing here...much.
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blackcatsmith
Experience: 12.6 years 25 played 8 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Wood, lawn, and some water 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well I should preface this with the fact that I am from the desert... so greenery is regarded highly. The park is fairly wooded with beautiful green grass throughout. There's a water hazard and much wildlife. A couple good elevation changes and pretty easy to follow with a little experience at such things. Good tees and baskets, and what appears to be some very good course pride(especially true for a town this size with no where of any mention to purchase plastic). I happened upon this course as a happy accident and was impressed with it's beauty, cleanliness, amenities, access, and proximity to town.

Cons:

An underachieving layout with not nearly enough elevation changes, heavy woods and/or challenging greens with too many flat/open holes. Some of the tee signs were gone. The pads are on the medium to small side and are a bit slippery. The road in and through is quite possibly the dustiest road I've ever been on... and I'm from AZ(which is built on dust).

Other Thoughts:

Many and varied wild things abound- everything from turtles to tics and everything in between. Met one of the locals warming up for a tourney coming up there. Solid scene apparently.
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pinkshark5
Experience: 9.1 years 9 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Hometown course so may be bias 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 17, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Well kept course
-Beautiful area
-Easy to find your way around
-Not too busy

Cons:

-No pars marked
-No signs

Other Thoughts:

At the start of the course, there are trees and water which make it more fun but as you go along it gets a little more boring. After hole 12 there isn't anything great about it. Nevertheless, it's still a fun course to play and not the worse course there is, especially for a small town like Wellington.
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TheFisherman
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A Great Park Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 17, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is a very enjoyable.
All of the holes are well kept and have nice baskets.
All of the tee pads are in great shape.
Many mature trees with great shade.
Many park shelters to relax under.

Cons:

Holes 1-3 are right next to water hazards.
Hole 8 is a very long hole with little trees.
Hole 16's tee pad is facing east when it should face south.
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Chained Evil
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.8 years 1088 played 227 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Where did those trees go??? 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 9, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

There is a good mix of long and short holes here. Plenty of water threat and several holes have lines to hit.
Grass is kept short and the tee pads are adequate. The course flows fairly logically.
Here are my hole observations:
1- mostly open with the river on the right of the hole
2-river on the right, the line to hit is on the left hand side of the hole
3-shoots across the pond and the basket is protected by a big pine tree
4-slightly uphill and a low ceiling shot, basket is in the open
5-slightly downhill, cedar trees are plentiful
6-downhill shot and the basket is placed between a gap in the tree row
7-straight shot with 1 tree to throw around
8-longest hole on the course and very open
9-pretty much an open shot
10-low ceiling shot with the river on the left
11-similar to #10 but the basket is closer to the river
12-straight shot with the river behind the basket
13-a few trees upon approach
14-wide open not a single tree here
15-thick trees to your left, plays from R to L
16 short ACE RUN hole
17-a RHBH anny shot is helpful here
18-left side more open, basket is guarded by pine trees

Cons:

Signs just list the hole # and distance. Speaking of signs #4 and #10 were missing and #12's marker was broke.
There has been some trees cut down since I last played here. The tree that used to guard the basket on #11 is missing and the tree that was the only obstacle to throw around on #14 is gone too. I know trees die but on #14 it just makes for a super boring hole.
The geese and ducks on #3 sometimes make throwing difficult. The water on #3 is pretty nasty as well so if you throw a disc in there be prepared to get a little nasty.
Wind will definitely factor into the mix here and in the summer time it gets pretty hot because of the lack of shade.
People like to let their dogs run wild in the park so be aware of where your disc is before it becomes a chew toy.
The walk between a couple of holes slow the flow down a bit here.
After a good rain the ground can get soggy between 4's tee and 5's basket.

Other Thoughts:

This course is a pretty decent course that offers a good challenging round. It has had a few changes since the last couple of reviews, see the trees that were removed and the sign issues.
Still it is a good course to help you improve your game. If some trees were planted on the more open holes and the sign issues were fixed then that would bump this course up a half disc for me. Not a destination course but still a good choice if you are passing by.

***Update-After playing this course again on 6/25/2016 the course has gotten new signage. This helps for players to know the distance and layout, especially new players to the course. Gonna be a man of my word and give this course a bump up from 2.5-3.0 for fixing the signage issue.***
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usnavycb_03
Experience: 13.2 years 8 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Room for improvement 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 13, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Front 9 baskets can be challenging but are very fun even for a beginner.
Water helps making holes 1, 2, and 3 even more challenging.
Holes 4 and 5 are in a great area with spread out trees. Personally my two favorite holes out of the whole course.

Cons:

The back 9 baskets are more distance holes, some can be long and drawn out.
No directions to next tee pad or basket.

Other Thoughts:

Would be nice if 10-18 had a pond or more trees or some obstacles, weather it be some sand traps or high prairie grass. Something to help bring some challenge and excitement to the back 9.
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scarpfish
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20.7 years 360 played 98 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun and functional. It is what it is. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 27, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good beginner to intermediate level course, with decent moderate length. Has well poured teepads with Discatcher baskets (they are the older Discatchers). Has a significant amount of water threat, but nothing overwhelming. Hole 3 is a cool 235' ish shot over the parks pond, with OB cement behind the pin. Hardly ever crowded. Best hole is the downhill wooded one on Hole 5.

Cons:

Short and not terribly challenging for advanced/pro level players. No holes over 500'. Fun factor tends to decrease as you go. After the first six holes, the course gets very drawn out and redundant. Lack of elevation. A few too many lefty friendly holes (holes 4 & 15 are nice exceptions). Teepads don't give any instance of which direction to shoot. I've actually gone the wrong way a couple times. Teepad on hole 16 is way off the mark. Course can flood very easily.

Other Thoughts:

Woods Park isn't going to qualify for "course of the year" honors anytime soon, but its a fine course for a small town like Wellington, and with few people using it, you can make up some safari shots (as I did accidentally) if the established layout is too underwhelming. They set up a much more challenging alternate course here for their KDGA tourney every year, and its definitely a good time. Not a must play, but definitely doesn't suck either. Just a few miles off of the Kansas turnpike if you're on I-35.
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st3p
Experience: 14.9 years 87 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

not too shabby 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 24, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

-good hole length variation
-holes along the water are exciting
-some of the shorter holes are interesting due to the hazards that lie immediately beyond the pin

Cons:

-mostly flat
-confusing layout
-back nine is boring compared to the front

Other Thoughts:

do NOT play this course after a heavy rain unless you don't mind squishy shoes. it has serious drainage problems. a lot of the fairways become swamps.
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nathanburrows
Experience: 16.6 years 19 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good Excercise 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 16, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

-concrete tee pads
-discatcher baskets
-variety of shots

Cons:

-sometimes difficult to follow course. no map
-no pars marked
-no signs

Other Thoughts:

It turned out to be a fairly fun course to play. If they were to get some tee pad signs this course could really draw some more traffic.
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